Corruption Currents: Former Finmeccanica CEO Acquitted

AW159 choppers for the South Korean navy are seen waiting at a Finmeccanica factory in the U.K. city of Yeobil.
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Bribery:

An Italian appeals court acquitted two former executives of Leonardo in a 2010 bribery case involving a helicopter contract with the Indian government. One was the former CEO of the company, which was previously known as Finmeccanica. A related investigation continues. (Reuters, Outlook, NDTV, Wire, NDTV)

A Hong Kong businessman who previously served as home secretary pleadednotguilty to U.S. foreign-bribery charges. (CN, Reuters, NYT, SCMP)

The U.S. conviction of a Turkish banker in a sanctions-violations case is part of a coup against the Turkish government, said Turkey's president, escalating earlier comments. (Bloomberg, Hurriyet, Hurriyet)